Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Michael Schudson

Born: November 3, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Michael S. Schudson is Professor of Journalism in the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
Known for:
- Discovering the News (1978)
- The sociology of news (2003)
- The good citizen (1998)
- The Power of News (1982)
- Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press (2008)